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The Reminiscences of an Astronomer - cover

The Reminiscences of an Astronomer

Simon Newcomb

Publisher: Good Press

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"The Reminiscences of an Astronomer" by Simon Newcomb
Simon Newcomb was a Canadian–American astronomer, applied mathematician, and autodidactic polymath. He served as Professor of Mathematics in the United States Navy and at Johns Hopkins University. This book serves as an interesting account of an astronomer's life and career in the nineteenth-century USA. The book takes the reader from early days and ambitions to success as a professor of astronomy.
Available since: 12/20/2019.
Print length: 317 pages.

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